Crime & Safety around you

1. 21 detained in Ops Mahir at two Kuching industrial areas

   5 days ago Saluran 122 Demak Laut Industrial Park, Kuching, Sarawak 7.6 km

   Twenty-one individuals were detained by the Sarawak Immigration Department in Ops Mahir at Demak Laut Industrial Park and Sejingkat Industrial Estate in Kuching. The operation inspected 72 individuals at three factory premises and issued three witness summonses.

2. Kuching man arrested with 569g cannabis faces drug trafficking charge

   6 days ago Sarawak Tribune Jalan Stutong Baru, Kuching, Sarawak 7.2 km

   A 30-year-old man in Kuching was arrested on Monday after police found 569g of suspected cannabis on him. He faces a possible drug trafficking charge under Section 39B of the Dangerous Drugs Act, which carries the death penalty or life imprisonment. The suspect is being remanded for five days to assist investigations.

3. Repeat drug offender gets five years' jail, two strokes of the cane in Kuching

   6 days ago Sarawak Tribune Kuching, Sarawak

   A 43-year-old man was sentenced to five years' imprisonment and two strokes of the cane by the Sessions Court in Kuching after pleading guilty to repeat drug offences. Mohamad Sahmin Sulong tested positive for amphetamine and methamphetamine in May. He was also ordered to undergo two years of police supervision after his sentence.